A prevalence study of epilepsy in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 252-257

  Fong, G C Y ^a   Mak, W ^a   Cheng, T S ^a   Chan, K H ^a   Fong, J K Y ^a   Ho, S L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hong Kong; Prevalence; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY; JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; RESIDENT; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0043165045     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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